Best of Olesya Novikova - New Principal of Mariinsky!

Olesya Novikova is a Russian ballet dancer. She is a the newest principal dancer with the Mariinsky Theatre. She was born in Saint Petersburg and studied at the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet. Upon graduation, she joined the Mariinsky Theatre. She is married to Leonid Sarafanov. In 2021, Novikova was promoted to the rank of Principal dancer of the Mariinsky Theater. 0:00:00 Shade in “La Bayadere” 0:00:55 Fairy of Woodland Glade 0:01:59 Dulcinea in “Don Quixote” 0:03:55 Princess Aurora in “Sleeping Beauty” 0:05:53 Title Role in “Giselle” 0:07:48 Gulnare in “Le Corsaire” 0:09:08 Variation in “Emeralds” 0:11:49 Variation in “Paquita” 0:12:56 Gamzatti in “La Bayadere” https:/